Regulation

The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

BSS is suing Aon Consulting over claims it overestimated the firm's defined benefit scheme net deficit by almost £17m.

Business model alignment with Ucits IV will compel companies to improve their operating models, Ernst &Young says.

EUROPE - Business model alignment with Ucits IV will compel companies to improve their operating models, Ernst &Young said.

US -California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger equated the state's rising pension costs to a "locomotive" and pledged to make pension reform a priority in 2010 in his annual State of the State address yesterday.

EUROPE - Introducing collective defined contribution schemes would not breach European law despite one government citing it as a reason to abandon risk sharing, a lawyer said.

Introducing collective defined contribution schemes would not breach European law despite the government citing it as a reason to abandon risk sharing, a lawyer says.

ROMANIA - Romania's mandatory pension system returned 17.7% in 2009 while the voluntary system boasted returns of 15.9%, figures by the Romanian Pension Fund Association (APAPR) showed.

Pension Protection Fund chairman Lawrence Churchill and The Pensions Advisory Service chairman Margaret Snowdon are among those recognised with New Year honours.

As the year comes to a close, GP is taking a look back at the 10 most read features of 2009.